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Microsoft to Extend Office to the Browser

Seeded on Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:22 AM EDT (microsoft.com)

As part of a strategic companywide shift toward embracing web-based solutions, Microsoft today announced plans to deliver Office Web applications – lightweight versions of Office – through web browsers.

technology, office, microsoft, microsoft-office

New Microsoft Commercials Are Live

Seeded on Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:58 AM EDT (TechCrunch)

Seeded by A. H. Min

The three new non-Seinfeld commercials, which the New York Times described earlier this week, still don't talk about Vista features. But they do try to break the stereotype that cool and interesting people use Macs, and everyone else is on a Windows machine.

technology, microsoft

Seinfeld and Gates Ads Over: Not That There's Anything Wrong With That!

Seeded on Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:03 PM EDT (kara.allthingsd.com)

Seeded by A. H. Min

While the very quirky ads recently rolled out by Microsoft to tout itself–starring Microsoft Founder Bill Gates and comedian Jerry Seinfeld–got a ton of hype, it turns out there will be no more than than the three already released. It seems the churros have gone cold.

technology, microsoft, gates, bill-gates, seinfeld, jerry-seinfeld

Best Buy + Windows Guru = Apple Store experience?

Seeded on Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:31 PM EDT (Computerworld)

Seeded by A. H. Min

As part of Windows Vista's $300 million marketing rehab, Microsoft Corp. will hire an initial wave of 155 "Windows Gurus" to walk around Best Buy and Circuit City stores, answer customer questions and defend Vista's reputation against skeptics.

technology, microsoft, best-buy, circuit-city, windows, vista, windows-vista, windows-guru

IE 6 Death March

Seeded on Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:24 PM EDT (iedeathmarch.org)

Seeded by A. H. Min

Internet Explorer 6 will be SEVEN years old on August 27th. It came out a few weeks before the Twin Towers fell. It came out before the Nintendo GameCube. It came out before the first iPod.

technology, internet-explorer, internet-explorer-6, ie-6

Microsoft Pledges Windows XP Support Through 2014

Seeded on Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:18 PM EDT (informationweek.com)

Seeded by A. H. Min

In an unprecedented move, Microsoft has committed to providing support services for its soon to be retired Windows XP through 2014 -- a full 13 years after the operating system was originally released.

technology, microsoft, windows, windows-xp

Vista SP1, SP1 toilet paper hit japan

Seeded on Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:53 PM EDT (Engadget)

Seeded by A. H. Min

The Japanese are hyping Vista SP1's impending release, but a roll of toilet paper printed with highlighted features is kind of uncalled for. You kind of have to feel a little bad for Vista -- it just keeps getting crapped on these days.

technology, vista

Windows Product Manager, Former COO, and Windows VP Complain of Vista Problems

Seeded on Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:04 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Seeded by A. H. Min

It turns out that Mike is clearly not a naïf. He's Mike Nash, a Microsoft vice president who oversees Windows product management. And Jon, who is dismayed to learn that the drivers he needs don't exist? That's Jon A.

technology, microsoft, windows, vista

Yahoo! rejects Microsoft, turns to AOL? - Download Squad

Seeded on Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:29 PM EST (Download Squad)

Seeded by A. H. Min

As expected, Yahoo! has rejected Microsoft's bid to take over the web portal and its network of services. Microsoft had been offering $44.6 billion for Yahoo!, which the Yahoo! board claims undervalues the company. Microsoft has a few options available.

yahoo, technology, aol, microsoft